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cumulative effect collocation a result that increases in strength or importance when a lot of things happen one after the other, or when something happens over a long period of time : Even small changes can have a great cumulative effect. She worries about the cumulative effects of her head injuries. The cumulative effect of using so many chemicals on the land could be disastrous.使用大量化学物质经年累月会对土地造成灾难性的后果。 There could be cumulative effects, with each subsequent injury adding to the damage. Discouragement may be given in small doses, but the cumulative effect, like dripping water, leaves its mark. Recall represents the cumulative effects of all the previous exposures to an advertisement, rather than just the unique residual memory of the last time it was seen. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Having a powerful effect blazing compelling compellingly devastating devastatingly elementally fullness hyperintense impactful keen life-altering life-changing over-intense scalding take (something) over tenaciously unconquerable unfailing unfailingly vivid |